7 things to know today

Head to the Fair: It’s time for the 94th annual Tennessee Valley Fair. The fair at Chilhowee Park is a mixture of food, rides, agricultural exhibits, livestock shows, concerts and action sports. The fair opens today and continues through Sept. 14. General admission is $9 for adults, $7 for senior citizens age 65 and older, $6 for children ages 6-11, free for children age 5 and younger. More info: www.tnvalleyfair.org.

New movies: Five new movies open today in Knoxville including the Spanish-language hit “Instructions Not Included”; indie comedy “In a World ...”; sci-fi thriller “Riddick”; Bollywood rom-com “Shuddh Desi Romance”; and faith-based drama “The Ultimate Life.” Check out www.knoxville.com for movie reviews and showtimes.

New rock: Knoxville hard-rock heroes 10 Years return home for a show at 7 p.m. today at the Old City Courtyard. Admission is $23. More info: www.carleoentertainment.com.

Guitar rock: Kim and Kelly Deal are back together with their band The Breeders, which will hit the Bijou Theatre stage at 8 p.m. today. Tickets are $28. More info: www.knoxbijou.com.

Pull my Soulfinger: Tonight, Preservation Pub, 28 Market Square, hosts a free show by Soulfinger and Gurufish. Music is scheduled to kick off at 10 p.m.

Go vote: Early voting is underway for the city of Knoxville’s primary election. Five City Council incumbents are seeking re-election, but only two face any opposition. And the top two vote-getters in the Sept. 24 primary advance to run in the Nov. 5 general election. Contested races are the 4th District, where incumbent Nick Della Volpe faces Rick Staples, and in the 6th District, where incumbent Daniel Brown squares off against Pete Drew. Early voting continues through Thursday, Sept. 19. Polls are open 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays, with alternative hours at a polling site at the City County Building. Polling sites are closed on Sundays. The five early-voting locations are: City County Building, 400 Main St.; 1543 Downtown West Blvd.; The Love Kitchen, 2418 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave.; New Harvest Park, 4775 New Harvest Lane; 4026 Chapman Highway, next to Emery’s 5&10. (Note different hours for the City County Building polling site — generally, noon-5 p.m. Monday-Fridays, except for today, when the site will be open noon-7 p.m.; Sept. 7, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Sept. 14, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; and Sept. 18-19, noon-7 p.m.) Questions? Call 865-215-2480 or visit www.knoxcounty.org/election. A sample ballot is available online at the Election Commission’s website.